Filling my Reservoir
I took a bus trip to Newport, RI yesterday with my sisters. I am close enough to Newport that I could go whenever I want, but I don’t go as often as I would like and it was nice to…
Category From My Sketchbook
Settling In
I moved back home a week ago and I’ve spent the last week getting settled in, which will be an ongoing process I’m sure. It is so nice to have fully insulated smooth walls, air conditioning (not in a window),…
Old Houses and Tiny Houses
A house nearby has been condemned for many months and it about to be demolished. I sketched it from across the street, albeit from an odd angle. The doors and windows have been removed and I’ve seen little critters go…
Whimsy
A few weeks ago someone came to visit my house to look over some of my artwork (kind of like a studio visit, but not quite). She said to me that she sees whimsy in my work some of the…
May Flowers
I’m really enjoying the change in the weather and the color. I have a vase of flowers on my kitchen table right now and I sketched them in watercolor last night. I enlarged the image and I really like the…
Special Tree (5-3-14)
Part way through drawing this I realized that I was using quite a “vice grip” on my pen. Afterwards, I made a conscious effort to hold my pen more gently and I could see how this made a difference in…
Recently in my sketchbook.
It seems that these days all I am doing is pen sketches which is okay with me. I recently found my copy of Rendering in Pen and Ink and am inspired to do a really big, detailed drawing in just…
Book Review: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists. Edited by Sharon Louden. This book is a collection of 40 essays and interviews which are first hand accounts of what it is like to live and work as…
Evening Sketching
After a particularly rough day, I decided to get my mind off things and do some sketching. I had one of the nicest times drawing in months.
Happy thoughts
I am going to be moving later this week to a nearby house while mine is being renovated. It will involve a lot of preparation and things will be in upheaval while I am away. I have planned a few…